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Jim, hard to tell for sure, but I think the Walae might be just a little floatier, need more time on the Laima to know for sure.

My point, exactly............it seems to handle higher winds and still stay, for the lack of a better word, (Focused?)...........It seems, to me, to be able to penetrate the higher gusts without becoming volatile......if you know what I mean....................less sail, less lift, uhhhh, I seem now not to have a clue what i'm talking about, other then, it feels like it is gonna be much less affected by intermiitent wind direction changes and.............because of that?

Jim, had it out last night, I can see why the upper is 5-8kts. It's the wrist fittings area, the single connection between LE and spreader. This is the area where asymetry occures in higher wind, the Wala's wing fittings are going to keep everything pretty balanced, even in the stronger gusts.

I wonder if there's any 'tuning' advantages to learned by playing with this LE angle?

I think that the Bird'x is better behaved in active flying than the Laima. The Bird'x has a rigid frame that is robust and that helps it fly better in lower winds....but the Bird'x is not much for a stable flyer (R-Sky did start offering it with a add on strip tail last year - but i have not head of any reviews on how it flys in wind)The Laima has a less rigid frame to it....there is a LOT more wiggling going on when you are flying it in low winds or in normal wind flying as well....but that allows it to be flown on its own more stably....

i think that they are both great additions to the bag.....i just keep the Bird'x for indoors and street flying and the Laima for 1mph and up winds outdoors...

pricing: the bird'x i think is still lower than the Laima - that is IF YOU CAN FIND ONE.......

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